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Yaymaker - Cancellation

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Signed by for a class at Wood n Tap in Enfield weeks ago. Despite many reminder messages ,…read moreincluding one earlier in the day, I showed up at 6:20 on 7/10/24 for a 6:30 class only to finally find out that Baylee sent an email at 5:06 PM that the class was canceled due to lack of registrations. Really, you didn't know this the day before. Then to add insult to injury you off 10% off a future class. I could find a better deal than that in the internet and it doesn't even pay for my gas to get to the canceled event. You can be sure I'll never sin up for another event by PaintNite with this lack of consideration

Normally the price per person is $45, but Groupon had a $25 deal for this. I ended up buying the…read moremax of 4--two for a date night with my boyfriend and two for a girls night out with my mom. With my boyfriend, we signed up to paint a panda (moderate level) with Jessica Behm. I used to take art classes when I was young, but that was probably 10 years ago. On the other hand, my boyfriend isn't super artsy and painting is not something that he would ever do for fun on his own. But Jess was super easy to follow and was great with those who needed a little extra help on a step. We both came away from the two hour experience having had a great time and wanting to sign up again. They provide all the art materials and a smock, but it's still recommended to wear clothing that you don't get paint on (wasn't an issue for me but good to be on the safe side). My boyfriend and I ate dinner before and just ordered drinks when we were there. Ours was held at Wood-n-Tap in Hartford, and even though it was past 7:00, they still had a discounted Happy Hour menu that we could order from, which was great. (We got two delicious raspberry lemonades for $4 each.) There were some people who ordered appetizers with their drinks, but I'd highly recommend just eating dinner before, because you're going to want to focus on painting. Like another reviewer said, I would suggest getting there early and picking somewhere to sit that has an easy view of where the artist will be painting. Jess was great about painting a step and then walking around with her canvas, but it's just easier to reference if you're not always craning your neck to see. I love that Jess had a camera, and she went around taking pictures of people in the process of painting and of the end result. We were told the pictures would be uploaded onto Facebook later, and that we could look for them and tag ourselves. I think this company uses social media in a super effective way. I would say in signing up and choosing the level of difficulty for the painting that if you're not very good at art and want something decent-looking with minimal effort that you should go with the paintings that are marked "easy." "Moderate" for me was a little challenging, and I had to focus to make my painting look the way I wanted it to, but I'm also a perfectionist. They also add more painting events to the website throughout the month, so if you don't see something you like, definitely check back. On the same note, if you see something you like, buy your tickets early because they do sell fast. I'm so excited to do this again next month!

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Yaymaker - The finished piece, a moonlit beach scene.

The finished piece, a moonlit beach scene.

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Yaymaker - Painted with Jessica Behm! My boyfriend got impatient and decided his panda was going to rebelliously wear sunglasses.

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Painted with Jessica Behm! My boyfriend got impatient and decided his panda was going to rebelliously wear sunglasses.

The Arts Desire - artclasses - Updated May 2026

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